The cut-down version of the GTX 660 has arrived. In general, performance and pricing is between the HD 7770 and the HD 7850. Best for 1680x1050 game play and below (although some less gpu intensive games may play well at 1080p). 110W TDP.

Shame the sites only want to review the overpriced editions, leaving us guessing if the acoustics of the economy models are any good, but I guess they only care about the FPS in the end. I think I'll just buy an MSI OC model blind for this mini-ITX gaming build - it's only 130 euros compared to the 160+ price tags of most cards listed here. These days you get an AC3 download code to boot!

I need 2GB of video memory, and I'm considering the gigabyte board. The Anandtech review concludes that it has a great cooler, but the fan curve is too aggressive. So, is it configurable? At least with MSI Afterburner or something like that?

My MSI hasn't had any coil whine, rest of my assessment is here: http://www.silentpcreview.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=65468. Unfortunately for you I haven't swapped out the cooler, but I listened attentively for a month and from time to time listen at the back of my case for any coil whine (I have tinnitus, and it eases my mind to make sure nothing is actually whining).

Does anyone know the power consumption of MSI N650Ti-1GD5/OC under load?I've seen the non-OC figures, but factory overclocking sometimes changes a lot (and I have a 350W PSU, so this might be an issue).I don't need the extra power, but the OC'ed card is easier to find and... cheaper.Otherwise: can this card be underclocked and would it make a difference in power consumption?

Nevertheless, they've really worked their magic on this one. MSI at it's best. I'l have to make some revolution in my case to fit this PCB, but it seems worth a try.

Since it's a bulk card you'll be hard-pressed to find actual figures. Its big brother has a <90 W maximum load, so I think you should be fine with your 350 W PSU, assuming it is 80 Plus rated (and further assuming you don't have two overclocked 100 W CPUs or something as crazy).

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